[Klug-general] [OT] Bill Gates: the last day at Microsoft

[George Prowse]

Karl Lattimer wrote:
> On Thu, 2008-01-10 at 16:00 +0000, George Prowse wrote:
>> Karl Lattimer wrote:
>>> On Thu, 2008-01-10 at 12:20 +0000, Colin McCarthy wrote:
>>>> This is a bit off topic, but am sure you will all smile after watching
>>>> it.
>>>>
>>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1M-IafCor4
>>>>
>>>> What ever your views are on MS, I believe you have to give the man his
>>>> dues. First to what he developed and second for being able to make fun
>>>> of yourself. 
>>> All that video said to me the first time I saw it was, well MS are
>>> proving that they have money by hiring all of the celebs to be in it.
>>>
>>> Now you mention it I'd like to know what Bill developed other than a
>>> massive corporate entity that has gone some way to destroy software
>>> development from a developer perspective and a business perspective, to
>>> reference an unofficial quote from Bill. "Writing code at redmond is
>>> like eating noodles with one chop stick"
>>>
>>> Finally I find it hard not to make fun of Bill, he's an easy target, and
>>> well no matter how hard weedy boy and monkey boy "TRY" to be funny, they
>>> just end up looking stupid. Remember the "Get on your feet" vocal chord
>>> surgery incident?
>>>
>>> K,
>>>
>>>
>> Well, I think he's a very successful businessman, he deserves *some* 
>> credit for that. Most very successful businessmen aren't nice in their 
>> work, just look at Sir James Goldsmith
> 
> 
> Thats kind of like saying Stalin was a successful dictator and he at
> least deserves *some* credit for that...
> 
> It seems you'd be ignoring the Polish massacre, or the redirection of
> funds into the military and the lack of bread and water, or the
> exploitation of the bourgeoisie in the building of the road of bones
> etc...
> 
> A successful business man that deserves credit would be richard branson,
> who hasn't behaved in a monopolistic manner. 
> 
> "nice" has nothing to do with it, its about treating others well in
> business rather than stomping on them.
> 
> K,
> 
Every businessman wants a monopoly that makes money. If you want ethics 
then big business is not for you.